Hill-marking attachment for corn-planters



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C. O. SHUPE.

HILL MARKING ATTACHMENT FOR CORN PLANTERS. No. 337,998. Patented Mar.16, 1886.

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HILL MARKING ATTACHMENT FOR CORN PLANTERS.

No. 337,998. Patented Mar; 16, 188.

ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES C. SHUPE, OF MENDON, ILLINOIS.

HILL-MARKING ATTACHMENT FOR CORN-PLANTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 337,998, dated March16, 1886.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. Sl-IUPE, of Mendon, in the county ofAdams and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Hill-Marking Attachments for Corn-Planters, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan View of a part of a cornplanter to which myimprovement has been applied, part being broken away. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same, partly in section, through the line as m, Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of a part of the same, parts beingbroken away. Fig. 4 is a sectional front elevation of the same. Fig. 5is a side and a rear elevation of the markerpoints and theirattachments, shown as attached to a part of the angular bar.

The object of this invention is to provide hill-marking attachments forcorn-planters, constructed in such a manner as to be operated to markthe ground by the movement of the seed-dropping slide, and raised fromthe ground automatically as the planter is drawn forward.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of variousparts of the marking attachment, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A represents the forward part of the planter-frame, and B the rearpart,which parts are hinged to each other by hooks and eyes 0, or othersuitable couplings. The forward part, A, of the frame is provided withchannelopening runners D, seedboxes E, and a seeddropping slide, F, inthe ordinary manner. The seed-dropping slide F can be operated by hand,by a lever, by a check-wire, or by any other of the well-known means forsuch purpose.

G are angular bars, the forward arms of which incline inward, and theirrear arms incline inward, forward, and then inward. The ends of theangular bars G are journaled to the forward and rear parts of the sidebars of the forward frame, A, by means of eyebolts H, or other suitablebearings.

I are points to mark the ground in line with the cross-rows. The pointsI are hinged to lugs formed upon or attached to sleeves I, placed uponthe outer arms of the angular bars G, at or near their angles, andsecured in place adj ustably by set-screws I", so that the said pointscan be readily adjusted to cause them to mark the ground exactly in linewith the cross-rows. The points I are held in working positions bysprings 1 attached to the sleeves I and resting against the rear sldesofthe said points, and which are made of suff cient strength to hold thesaid points 1n posltion under ordinary circumstances, but which willyield, should the points strike an obstruction, to prevent the saidpoints from being broken.

To the rear ends of the side bars of the frame A are attached bearingsJ, in which rocks a shaft, K. The rear parts of the shaft K are bentdownward at right angles or nearly at right angles, and have their endsbeveled upon their forward sides. Upon the forward sides of the arms ofthe shaft K, just above the bevels of their ends, are formed shouldersL, to serve as catches to engage with the rear arms of the angularmarker-bars G, and support the said bars out of contact with the ground.

To the shaft K are attached the ends of one or more springs, M, whichare coiled around the said shaft in such a direction that theirelasticity will hold the arms of the said shaft K forward in such aposition that they will engage with certainty with the rear arms of themarker-bars G. The other-ends of the sprlngs M are extended forward andsecured to the under side of the rear cross-bar of the frame A. Ifdesired, springs N can be attached to the side bars of the frame A, torest upon the angular marker-bars G and insure their prompt descent whenreleased from the catches L.

To the middle part of the shaftK is rigidly attached an arm, 0, whichprojects forward beneath the seed-dropping slide F, so as to be struckby the double-inclined projection P,attached to or formed upon the lowerside of the said seed-dropping slide F, and operated to rock the shaft Kand withdraw the catches L from the marker-bars G each time the said barF is moved to drop seed.

To theforward end of the arm 0 is pivoted a small roller, Q, to lessenthe friction between the said arm and. the seed-dropping slide F.

To the marker-bars G, at or near their angles, are attached the lowerends of short cords or chains R, the upper ends of which are attached tothe ends of the outwardly and forwardly projecting arms, of the shaft S,which rocks in bearings T,attached to the forward parts of the side barsof the rear frame, B.

To the middle part of the rock'shaft S is rigidly attached a rearward] yand downwardly h projecting arm, U, to the forked end of which ispivoted a lever-pawl, V, having a'tooth upon its lower side, at a littledistance from its upper end, to engage with the teeth of theratchet-wheel WV, attached to the axle X of the drive-wheels Y. TheaXleX revolves in bear.-

ings attached to the side bars of the rear frame,

B, and with it is rigidly. connected one orboth ofthe drive-wheels Tothe upper part of. the lever-pawl V is pivoted the end of an arm, Z,which is held down by a spring, a, attached to the upper part of thesaid lever-pawl V, and resting upon the upper side of the arm Z, nearits pivoted end. The free end of the arm Z is so formed as to restagainst the flattened side of the rear end of the arm U, as shown inFig. 2, and is provided with a tooth, b, to pass over and engage withthe end of the said arm U, to hold the lever-pawl V out of contact withthe ratchet-wheel W,. as shown in Fig. 3. The

j lower end of th'eilever-pawl V is extended to pass through a loop oraperture, 0, attached to or formed in the inner end of the lever d,pivoted at a little distance from its outer end to the lower side of theforward cross-bar of the frame B. The inner. end oftheleverd is pressedto the rearward by a spring, 6, attached to the forward cross-barof theframe B, and resting against the forward edge of the said lever d.

To the outer end of the lever d is attached a pin,f, with which engagesthe rear end of the lever g, which end is made angular, as shown in Fig.1, so that the said lever (I will be operated by each movement of thesaid lever y. The lever g ispivoted to an arm, It,

attached to the forward cross-bar of the frame B. The leverg has ahingejointformed in it a little in front of its pivot, and its forwardend is forked to receive a pin, 6, attached to the seed-dropping slideF. The hinged forward end of the lever g rests and slides upon a rod, j,attached to the rear part of the side. bar of the frame A. With thisconstruction, when the seed-dropping slide F is operated to drop theseed and release the markers G, the same movement operates the levers gd to move the lever-pawl V and disengage the bar Z from the end of thearm U, allowing the lever-pawlV to drop into gear with the ratchet-wheelW; As the ratchet-wheel Wturns forward, it carries the lever-pawl V andthe arm U with it, and turns the shaft S, so that its arms and the cordsor chains R will raise the markers G'until they are caught by thecatches L. The forwardmovement of the -lower end teeth of theratchet-wheel WV the weight of V the arms of the shaft S turns the saidshaft, and raises the lever-pawl V into the position shown in Fig.3,.ready to be again dropped when the seed-dropping slide F is againmoved todrop seed for another hill.

by a check-wire, the ratchet-wheel W, the lever-pawl V, and themechanism connecting the said lever-pawl with the shaft S, and theseed-dropping slide F are omitted, and a bar, K, is attached to the armsof the shaft S, at a little distance from the axis of the said shaft.The ends of the bar K are bentupward nearly at right angles and with aslightinclination .to

In case the seed-dropping slide be operated the rearward, and areslotted to receive the said 4 check-wire, the slots being made of ,suehawidth that the check-wire will slide through them easily, but which willnot allow .the knobs of the said wire to pass through, sothat each knobof the check-wire will force the arm of the bar K to, the rearward untilthe said knob slides off the end of the arm with which it is engaged.The rearward movement of the armsof the bar it raises the arms of theshaft S, and causesthe oordsorchains R to raise Having thus fullydescribed my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thecombination,with the forward frame, A, of a corn-planter, and the seeddropping slide F, having double-inclined projection P, of the angularhinged markers G I, the rockshaft K, having downwardly-projecting armsprovided with catches L, the rigidarm 0, attached to the said shaft, andthe spring M, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby thesaid markers will be supported, and will be released by the movement ofthe said seed-dropping slide, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the angular markers G I, the rock-shaft vK,having springs .M,

and downwardly-projecting arms provided with catches L, and the rearframe of a corn- 3. The combination, with the wheels andaxle Y X, therear frame, B, and the rockshaft S, having arms connected with thehinged markers G I by cords or chains R, of the ratchet wheel W,attached to the said axle,

the lever-pawl V, the rigid arm U, attached to the said shaft andcarrying the said lever-pawl, and the spring-held bar Z, pivoted thespring-held catch-bar Z, and the seeddropping slide F, having pin 6, ofthe lever (I, having loop 0 and pinf, and the jointed lever g, havingangular rear end engaging with the pin of the lever d, and forkedforward end 1 5 engaging with the pin of the seed-dropping slide F,substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the said lever-pawlwill be released by the movement of the seed-droppin g slide and allowedto engage with the teeth of 20 the ratchet-wheel, as set forth.

CHARLES C. SH UPE.

Witnesses.

HELEN N UTT, lVIARY A. HIGBIE.

